Payasam
Title
Payasam
Subject
South India
Dessert
Vegeterian
Description
Payasam is a rice pudding from the Indian subcontinent, made by boiling rice, broken wheat, tapioca, or vermicelli with milk and sugar; it is flavoured with cardamom, raisins, saffron, cashews, pistachios or almonds.
Date
n.d.
Relation
Ferni
Format
Rice, milk, sugar, cardamom, saffron, pistachios or almonds
Type
Sweet
Moist
Food
Identifier
PAYASAM_South
Alternative Title
Ksheeram
Kheer
Requires
It is typically served during a meal or as a dessert.
Collection
Citation
“Payasam,” Indian Cuisine, accessed October 1, 2024, https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-29/items/show/19.